Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2013

Beneficiaries Who Have Filed for Workers' Compensation or Public Disability Benefits

Notes

In December 2013, approximately 536,000 disabled workers on the Social Security Disability Insurance program had filed for workers' compensation or public disability benefits. Disability payments from private sources, such as private pension or insurance benefits, do not affect Social Security disability benefits, but workers' compensation and other public disability benefits may reduce them. Workers' compensation is paid to a worker because of a job-related injury or illness. It may be paid by federal or state workers' compensation agencies or employers or by insurance companies on behalf of employers.

Other public disability benefits that may affect Social Security disability benefits are those paid by a federal, state, or local government for disabling medical conditions that are not job related. Examples are civil service disability benefits, military disability benefits, state temporary disability benefits, and state or local government retirement benefits that are based on disability. Persons who receive Social Security disability benefits and one of the following types of public benefits will not have their Social Security disability benefit reduced:

Veterans Administration benefits;
State and local government benefits, if Social Security taxes were deducted from earnings; or
Supplemental Security Income.

The total amount received from workers' compensation or other public disability benefits and Social Security disability benefits cannot exceed 80 percent of the worker's average current earnings before he or she became disabled. The monthly Social Security disability benefit includes benefits payable to family members. If the total amount of these benefits exceeds 80 percent of average current earnings, the excess amount is deducted from the Social Security benefit. The benefit will be reduced until the month the worker reaches age 65 or the month the other benefits stop, whichever comes first.

Example

Before becoming disabled, the worker's average current earnings were $4,000 a month. The disabled worker, his or her spouse, and their two children would be eligible to receive a total of $2,200 a month in Social Security disability benefits. However, the disabled worker also receives $2,000 a month from workers' compensation. Because the total amount of benefits received ($4,200) is more than $3,200 (80 percent of average current earnings), the family's Social Security disability benefits will be reduced by $1,000.

Chart 7. Distribution of workers, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2013

Among disabled workers who are also receiving workers' compensation or public disability benefits, a disease of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue was the primary diagnosis in December 2013. Mental disorders were the second leading disabling condition. A disorder of the nervous system and sense organs was the third most common disability for women. Injuries were the third most common disability for men. All other impairments were fairly evenly split between men and women.

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Table equivalent for Chart 7. Distribution of workers, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2013 (percent)
Diagnostic group	Men	Women
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	1.4	2.2
Injuries	8.3	4.3
Mental disorders	15.3	20.4
Circulatory system	3.8	2.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	61.0	57.9
Nervous system and sense organs	4.6	7.2
All other impairments	5.7	6.1

SOURCE: Table 34.

Table 31. Distribution of workers and dependents who have filed, by reason for having or not having an offset, December 2013
Reason	Total		Workers		Spouses and children
Reason	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All disabled beneficiaries and dependents	671,036	100.0	535,985	100.0	135,051	100.0
	With offset
Receipt of—
Workers' compensation only
Black Lung	422	0.1	309	0.1	113	0.1
Harbor Workers and Longshoremen	545	0.1	386	0.1	159	0.1
Federal employees	3,072	0.5	2,400	0.4	672	0.5
State	100,374	15.0	70,754	13.2	29,620	21.9
Public disability only
Federal	1,224	0.2	1,067	0.2	157	0.1
State	8,244	1.2	6,810	1.3	1,434	1.1
Local	529	0.1	388	0.1	141	0.1
Workers' compensation and public disability	537	0.1	429	0.1	108	0.1
Social Security Disability Insurance (reverse offset)	54,583	8.1	43,817	8.2	10,766	8.0
	Without offset
High average current earnings	392,196	58.4	321,079	59.9	71,117	52.7
Entitlement to workers' compensation or public disability benefits is pending	109,310	16.3	88,546	16.5	20,764	15.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

Table 32. Distribution of workers and dependents who have filed, by state or other area of residence, December 2013
State or area	Total		Workers		Spouses and children
State or area	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All areas	671,036	100.0	535,985	100.0	135,051	100.0
Alabama	12,647	1.9	9,797	1.8	2,850	2.1
Alaska	510	0.1	416	0.1	94	0.1
Arizona	8,439	1.3	6,862	1.3	1,577	1.2
Arkansas	6,068	0.9	4,796	0.9	1,272	0.9
California	90,341	13.5	76,253	14.2	14,088	10.4
Colorado	7,923	1.2	6,556	1.2	1,367	1.0
Connecticut	5,463	0.8	4,280	0.8	1,183	0.9
Delaware	1,809	0.3	1,484	0.3	325	0.2
District of Columbia	310	(L)	270	0.1	40	(L)
Florida	34,435	5.1	27,908	5.2	6,527	4.8
Georgia	22,326	3.3	17,736	3.3	4,590	3.4
Hawaii	1,723	0.3	1,408	0.3	315	0.2
Idaho	2,257	0.3	1,809	0.3	448	0.3
Illinois	17,853	2.7	13,939	2.6	3,914	2.9
Indiana	4,999	0.7	3,890	0.7	1,109	0.8
Iowa	4,436	0.7	3,549	0.7	887	0.7
Kansas	3,622	0.5	2,916	0.5	706	0.5
Kentucky	17,714	2.6	13,965	2.6	3,749	2.8
Louisiana	10,290	1.5	7,740	1.4	2,550	1.9
Maine	5,544	0.8	4,547	0.8	997	0.7
Maryland	4,733	0.7	3,925	0.7	808	0.6
Massachusetts	16,598	2.5	12,808	2.4	3,790	2.8
Michigan	35,715	5.3	28,112	5.2	7,603	5.6
Minnesota	7,583	1.1	6,219	1.2	1,364	1.0
Mississippi	6,875	1.0	5,224	1.0	1,651	1.2
Missouri	11,796	1.8	9,497	1.8	2,299	1.7
Montana	2,454	0.4	2,052	0.4	402	0.3
Nebraska	1,927	0.3	1,525	0.3	402	0.3
Nevada	3,762	0.6	3,159	0.6	603	0.4
New Hampshire	3,924	0.6	3,055	0.6	869	0.6
New Jersey	16,446	2.5	12,666	2.4	3,780	2.8
New Mexico	3,653	0.5	2,963	0.6	690	0.5
New York	80,959	12.1	62,672	11.7	18,287	13.5
North Carolina	22,766	3.4	18,317	3.4	4,449	3.3
North Dakota	767	0.1	629	0.1	138	0.1
Ohio	15,814	2.4	13,041	2.4	2,773	2.1
Oklahoma	7,365	1.1	6,001	1.1	1,364	1.0
Oregon	6,187	0.9	5,162	1.0	1,025	0.8
Pennsylvania	38,916	5.8	30,482	5.7	8,434	6.2
Rhode Island	2,995	0.4	2,414	0.5	581	0.4
South Carolina	14,698	2.2	11,547	2.2	3,151	2.3
South Dakota	981	0.1	779	0.1	202	0.1
Tennessee	14,830	2.2	11,781	2.2	3,049	2.3
Texas	13,584	2.0	10,551	2.0	3,033	2.2
Utah	1,756	0.3	1,375	0.3	381	0.3
Vermont	1,087	0.2	871	0.2	216	0.2
Virginia	10,762	1.6	8,505	1.6	2,257	1.7
Washington	12,634	1.9	10,452	2.0	2,182	1.6
West Virginia	6,738	1.0	5,385	1.0	1,353	1.0
Wisconsin	7,532	1.1	5,980	1.1	1,552	1.1
Wyoming	561	0.1	432	0.1	129	0.1
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico	34,479	5.1	27,215	5.1	7,264	5.4
Other ^a	168	(L)	109	(L)	59	(L)
Foreign countries	1,282	0.2	959	0.2	323	0.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Distribution is by state or other area of residence, not by the state paying benefits.
(L) = less than 0.05 percent.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Table 33. Distribution of workers who have filed, by diagnostic group and age, December 2013
Diagnostic group	Total, all ages	Under 35	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60–64
	Number
Total	535,985	6,356	11,907	27,622	55,931	109,533	158,707	165,929
Congenital anomalies	279	6	11	24	35	66	61	76
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	9,221	60	111	327	800	1,769	2,747	3,407
Infectious and parasitic diseases	3,616	32	72	171	453	835	1,024	1,029
Injuries	35,941	874	1,243	2,349	4,092	7,214	9,961	10,208
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders	50	9	7	5	5	11	8	5
Developmental disorders	89	6	3	7	14	25	20	14
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified	84	6	3	9	10	19	17	20
Intellectual disability	4,832	108	115	323	722	1,119	1,315	1,130
Mood disorders	56,617	799	1,617	3,561	7,183	12,229	15,615	15,613
Organic mental disorders	11,885	276	394	879	1,433	2,527	3,175	3,201
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders	6,756	224	309	516	945	1,537	1,746	1,479
Other	12,022	337	445	937	1,594	2,573	3,041	3,095
Neoplasms	5,803	139	139	271	540	1,126	1,763	1,825
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs	377	13	23	18	39	73	110	101
Circulatory system	16,696	108	189	479	1,080	2,735	5,107	6,998
Digestive system	3,127	54	67	134	272	640	922	1,038
Genitourinary system	2,746	111	103	224	351	609	697	651
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	320,423	2,523	5,881	14,962	31,499	65,551	98,371	101,636
Nervous system and sense organs	30,025	537	858	1,780	3,463	6,060	8,395	8,932
Respiratory system	7,205	26	93	200	524	1,217	2,294	2,851
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	596	12	18	43	67	130	170	156
Other	555	13	10	29	51	107	186	159
Unknown	7,040	83	196	374	759	1,361	1,962	2,305
	Percent
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Congenital anomalies	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	(L)	(L)
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	1.7	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.7	2.1
Infectious and parasitic diseases	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6
Injuries	6.7	13.8	10.4	8.5	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.2
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders	(L)	0.1	0.1	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)
Developmental disorders	(L)	0.1	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified	(L)	0.1	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)	(L)
Intellectual disability	0.9	1.7	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.7
Mood disorders	10.6	12.6	13.6	12.9	12.8	11.2	9.8	9.4
Organic mental disorders	2.2	4.3	3.3	3.2	2.6	2.3	2.0	1.9
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders	1.3	3.5	2.6	1.9	1.7	1.4	1.1	0.9
Other	2.2	5.3	3.7	3.4	2.8	2.3	1.9	1.9
Neoplasms	1.1	2.2	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Circulatory system	3.1	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.9	2.5	3.2	4.2
Digestive system	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6
Genitourinary system	0.5	1.7	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	59.8	39.7	49.4	54.2	56.3	59.8	62.0	61.3
Nervous system and sense organs	5.6	8.4	7.2	6.4	6.2	5.5	5.3	5.4
Respiratory system	1.3	0.4	0.8	0.7	0.9	1.1	1.4	1.7
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Unknown	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.

Table 34. Distribution of workers who have filed, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2013
Diagnostic group	Total		Men		Women
Diagnostic group	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All disabled workers	535,985	100.0	325,617	100.0	210,368	100.0
Congenital anomalies	279	0.1	143	(L)	136	0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases	9,221	1.7	4,682	1.4	4,539	2.2
Infectious and parasitic diseases	3,616	0.7	2,905	0.9	711	0.3
Injuries	35,941	6.7	26,930	8.3	9,011	4.3
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders	50	(L)	35	(L)	15	(L)
Developmental disorders	89	(L)	57	(L)	32	(L)
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified	84	(L)	50	(L)	34	(L)
Intellectual disability	4,832	0.9	3,676	1.1	1,156	0.5
Mood disorders	56,617	10.6	26,060	8.0	30,557	14.5
Organic mental disorders	11,885	2.2	8,837	2.7	3,048	1.4
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders	6,756	1.3	4,430	1.4	2,326	1.1
Other	12,022	2.2	6,411	2.0	5,611	2.7
Neoplasms	5,803	1.1	3,075	0.9	2,728	1.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs	377	0.1	185	0.1	192	0.1
Circulatory system	16,696	3.1	12,260	3.8	4,436	2.1
Digestive system	3,127	0.6	1,978	0.6	1,149	0.5
Genitourinary system	2,746	0.5	1,818	0.6	928	0.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	320,423	59.8	198,703	61.0	121,720	57.9
Nervous system and sense organs	30,025	5.6	14,882	4.6	15,143	7.2
Respiratory system	7,205	1.3	4,117	1.3	3,088	1.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue	596	0.1	310	0.1	286	0.1
Other	555	0.1	249	0.1	306	0.1
Unknown	7,040	1.3	3,824	1.2	3,216	1.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.